MiloCast

One of the many ways religion persists in our society is by teaching it to children when they are still accepting most things told to them by their elders as truth without thinking for themselves. This is obvious in public schools, where religious groups are fighting to get “intelligent design” (another term for “creationism”), and abstinence-only sex education taught as though they were valid.

Abstinence-only sex education has been proven to cause more unsafe sexual practices, resulting in more unwanted pregnancies and sexually transmitted diseases. How so? Well, it would seem that sexual appetites are perfectly natural in human beings, and most of us will eventually give in and find a willing partner. However, those who have been kept intentionally ignorant about contraception and disease prevention will not be equipped to make mature decisions about their sexual activities. You see, once you teach someone that they just shouldn’t have sex at all, there’s no need to educate them about preventing unwanted pregnancy and the spread of disease.

But in the twisted logic of the theist mind, telling someone “Don’t do this, but if you do, here’s how to protect yourself” is basically the same thing as telling them they can do it. Even so, shouldn’t they be teaching them about these things in preparation for “authorized” sex inside a marriage? Apparently they don’t think so. You see, disease shouldn’t be an issue for monogamous couples, and most religions touting abstinence-only also believe that sex is for procreation, and “birth control” is a sin against God. Basically, having sex because it feels good is sinful, and you should go through life feeling guilty for your natural desires.

So, boys and girls, today’s lesson is that if a group is pushing an agenda which discourages people from thinking and intentionally withholds information, that group is very naughty and should be exposed and ridiculed until they stop their foolish and harmful behavior.